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E2 Education
Sociology Relationships with Education
| What is the Hidden Curriculum and how is it different to the Formal Curriculum? | Formal: The knowledge, courses and skills overtly taught to students through lessons and speakers. Hidden: The set of Norms and Values covertly taught to students through routines and procedures |
| What is the Functionalist view of the Hidden Curriculum? | The Hidden Curriculum helps prepare students for life in wider society, positive impact, benefits all of society |
| What is the Marxist view of the Hidden Curriculum? | The Hidden Curriculum prepares students to accept inequality and exploitative hierarchy, it is there to teach students values that only benefit the bourgeoisie |
| What is the Feminist view of the Hidden Curriculum? | The Hidden Curriculum prepares students to accept unequal and oppressive gender norms |
| What does Waterhouse suggest with his theory of Teacher Stereotypes? | A stereotype is an oversimplified view of an individual, base don their social group. Some students are given a 'Halo Effect' based on stereotypes, whilst other's behaviour is interpreted negatively |
| What does Becker suggest with his theory of Ideal Pupil? | Teachers report that the 'Ideal Pupil' is polite, obedient, well spoken and well dressed. These stereotypes often match white, Middle Class girls. Teachers judge academic ability based on Ideal pupil, causing some social groups to be seen as unacademic. |
| What does Becker suggest with his theory of Self Fulfilling Prophecy? | Students often become the label their teachers apply to them, so the teachers impressions become true, Pupils identity is often affected by how teachers label them |
| What is the Rosenthal and Jacobson Study and what did it show? | Experiment comparing two groups of students. The teacher was told that one group was academic, the teacher was told nothing about the other group. Despite both groups being equally academic, the one labelled as academic performed better in tests |
| What is Mixed Ability? | Different ability students in the same lesson |
| What are the advantages and disadvantages of having Mixed Ability classes? | Advantages: Less likely teachers will treat classes differently, less social divide, less likely that students will form ideas about themselves. Disadvantages: Can be difficult to challenge higher ability students whilst supporting lower ability students |
| What is the difference between Setting and Streaming? | Streaming: Students are placed into different ability groups which they stay in for the majority of their lessons. Setting: Students are placed in different ability groups for individual lessons |
| What are the advantages and disadvantages of Setting/Streaming? | Advantages: allows for teachers to change lessons to match ability, lower stream students can get extra support. Disadvantages: More likely students will bel labelled by themselves and teachers, more social divide |
| What is the Educational Triage? | Organising teaching by prioritising students who will most likely to pass with the least help possible. Group 1: Those already achieving, Group 2: Those who will achieve with help, Group 3: Those who are unlikely to achieve even with help |
| What does the sociologist, Lacey, suggest in their theory Streaming, Differentiation and Polarisation? | The way teaching and learning is organised causes subcultures within a school. Students undergo differentiation and then polarisation when they are aware they are placed in sets and streams. Students either become Pro or Anti School |
| What is Polarisation according to Lacey? | Two opposing groups that exaggerate the differences between them. |
| What does the Marxist, Willis, suggest about Subcultures within schools? | The way pupils react to the Middle Class Values of the school can cause subcultures. Students either conform and become Pro School or reject and become Anti School |
| Explain Willis' Anti School Subcultures Study | Studied a group of 12 Working Class 'Lads' in Wolverhampton for over a year. The lads all adopted masculine and rebellious norms and achieved status through challenging teachers, making each other 'Laff' etc |
| How does Woods explain subculture differently to Lacey and Willis? | The way pupils react to the values of the school can cause subcultures, pupils can react in complex ways depending on their aspirations and desires |
| What are Woods four Pro School Subcultures? | Integration (Pro school, eager to please), Compliance (Conform to get results not to please), Opportunism (Want approval from teachers and peers), Ritualism (Follow rules to avoid trouble, don't believe in school values) |
| What are Woods four Anti School Subcultures? | Retreatism (Indifferent to school and success), Colonization (Break school rules, but avoid confrontation with teachers), Intransigence (Break school rules, don't care if they are in conflict with teachers), Rebellion (Break rules, seek conflict) |
| What is Mac an Ghaill's theory of School Subcultures? | Work and Sexuality Subcultures: Students form subcultures with people who have similar identities and views on careers and sexuality. |
| What are the four subcultures suggested by Mac an Ghaill? | Macho Lads (Reject school, physical prowess), Academic Achievers (social mobility through academic success), New Enterprisers (social mobility through vocational skills), Real Englishmen (Appear effortless, professional careers), Gay Students |
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